All United Kingdom articles – Page 286
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ArticleOne van will deliver 265,000 meals a year
New vehicle for food redistribution charity FareShare, supplied by Asda, will help provide fresh produce to those most at risk of hunger
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ArticleSAWS expansion to 10,000 confirmed
Increase in numbers of seasonal workers from non-EU countries for agriculture follows announcement of new UK immigration policy
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ArticleBritish strawberries reach Aldi shelves
Discounter claims to have won the race to be the first supermarket to stock the popular British soft fruit
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ArticleJupiter Group climbs business rankings
Shropshire-based company one of several fresh produce firms to feature in The Sunday Times International Track 200
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ArticleTough quarter for Asda as sales dip
Supermarket blames challenging market for 1.3 per cent Q4 decline in 2019, but stresses that food sales held up well
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ArticleMushroom sales buoyant after Veganuary
Waitrose figures reveal shoppers buying more mushrooms at the start of 2020
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ArticleGovernment launches tariff consultation
Fresh produce industry will be keeping a keen eye on outcome of consultation that could shape future trade
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ArticleSprouting agri-tech
New Zealand’s Sprout Accelerator is doing its bit for the agri-tech revolution by helping start-ups turn their concepts into commercial businesses. Ed Leahy finds out more
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ArticleIndustry plans against "scourge" of low productivity
New report from working group calls for overhaul of fragmented knowledge in British agriculture and lack of training
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ArticleBardsley England appoints Ag-tech director
Antony Yousefian joins Kent topfruit business which has ambitious plans to fully automate in the coming years
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Article£1.2bn supercomputer to predict the weather
Farmers could be among the beneficiaries from government investment in 'world's most powerful' climate supercomputer
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ArticleBranston raises £10k for cancer care centre
Over 20 employees at potato supplier’s site in Perthshire walked and cycled 500 miles to help reach the donation target
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ArticleRetail Winds
Former Aldi UK managing director Paul Foley boasts an international pedigree. He tells Ed Leahy about the big trends retailers are facing across Europe
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ArticleGPG appointed licensor for UCD varieties in Oz
Global Plant Genetics teams up with University of California, Davis, to become Master License Holder in Australia for UCD varieties
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ArticleRescuing the Redcurrant
Redcurrants may only account for a tiny fraction of soft-fruit revenues, but James Miller of Chambers believes the product still has a place in the UK market despite sliding sales. Fred Searle reports
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ArticleGeorge Eustice appointed Defra secretary
Eustice takes the top role at Defra after several years as farming minister
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ArticleIndustry to explore intelligence sharing on modern slavery
Working group will look at possibility of creating a cross-sector intelligence sharing platform on modern slavery
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ArticleJohnson dismisses Theresa Villiers from Defra
Defra secretary of state Theresa Villiers told she needed "to make way for someone new" as part of cabinet reshuffle
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ArticleCutting edge veg
The massive surge in plant-based products launched this January is proof that retailers are serious about veganism. But are we witnessing a passing trend or a real revolution, and how can fresh produce benefit?